Confluence Children API

The Children API from Confluence — 7 operation(s) for children.

Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /whiteboards/{id}/direct-children List direct children of a whiteboard · Get direct children of a whiteboard #
Ask an LLM
“What content sits directly beneath a whiteboard in the content tree?”
“Can I sort the immediate children of a whiteboard?”
Tell an agent
List the direct children of whiteboard {id}.
Show the first {limit} items directly under whiteboard {id}.
GET /databases/{id}/direct-children List direct children of a database · Get direct children of a database #
Ask an LLM
“Which items are nested one level under a Confluence database?”
“Can I page through a database's immediate children?”
Tell an agent
List the direct children of database {id}.
Show the first {limit} items directly under database {id}.
GET /embeds/{id}/direct-children List direct children of a Smart Link · Get direct children of a Smart Link #
Ask an LLM
“What content is nested directly under a Smart Link in the page tree?”
“Can a Smart Link embed have child content I can list?”
Tell an agent
List the direct children of Smart Link {id}.
Show the first {limit} items directly under Smart Link {id}.
GET /folders/{id}/direct-children List direct children of a folder · Get direct children of a folder #
Ask an LLM
“What pages and items are directly inside a folder?”
“Can I sort the contents of a folder one level deep?”
Tell an agent
List the direct children of folder {id}.
Show the first {limit} items directly inside folder {id}.
GET /pages/{id}/children List child pages of a page · Get child pages #
Ask an LLM
“How do I list only the child pages under a parent page?”
“Does the child pages list include whiteboards or folders, or only pages?”
Tell an agent
List the child pages of page {id}.
Show the sub-pages of parent page {id}, sorted by {sort}.
GET /custom-content/{id}/children List child custom content · Get child custom content #
Ask an LLM
“Which custom content items are children of another custom content item?”
“Can I paginate through child custom content?”
Tell an agent
List the child custom content of item {id}.
Show the first {limit} custom content children of {id}.
GET /pages/{id}/direct-children List all direct children of a page · Get direct children of a page #
Ask an LLM
“What content of every type sits directly under a page, including folders and whiteboards?”
“Can I see a page's immediate children of any content type, not just sub-pages?”
Tell an agent
List every direct child of page {id}, whatever its content type.
Show the first {limit} content-tree children of page {id}.

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OpenAPI Specification

confluence-children-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Confluence Cloud REST API v2 Children API
  description: This document describes Confluence's v2 APIs. This is intended to be an iteration on the existing Confluence Cloud REST API with improvements in both endpoint definitions and performance.
  termsOfService: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/atlassian-developer-terms/
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
- url: https://{your-domain}/wiki/api/v2
  variables:
    your-domain:
      default: no-default
      description: Specific domain of the Confluence site being used. Must be provided.
tags:


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